we were worthy to be back. that was my goal, to walk out of there number one again. so, when conan makes a semiblant with nbc, part of the deal is he s forbidden from doing anything on television for eight months. i was illegally prohibited from appearing in radio, television. he cannot attend an opera. but nothing in there about social media. so, i started this twitter account. and i immediately it just blew up. we became, like folk heroes, which is the dumbest thing in the world. folk heroes of late night television. the base rallied around him. it became this huge movement.
he was a terrible sheriff and i think it was a bad signal to send that he gets pardoned. it s one thing to commute the sentence and say he s 85 years old and he shouldn t go to jail. but to pardon him as if there is no guilt? i wouldn t do that but i guess he can. he s been pretty good at keeping his core base together, but his speech in arizona, which was completely unhinged and crazy, and then the pardoning of arpaio on friday night, they were winks to his base that he s still with them, and he s going to do the things he said he was going to do on the campaign trail, despite the fact that it s divisive and really appalling to most of the country. i think the arpaio brand is actually not a bad brand within the republican base. i think it s like sheriff clark. just certain kind of folk heroes, even going back to joe the plumber, that the republican base connects with. even if it was 85 years old,
right. take the car and, you know, drive up in ohio or something where they could cool off a little bit. the question must be asked, but i think it s likely to be just because there s so many of them up there. just a coincidence. yes. sort of a lucky coincidence for them. also we want to let our viewers know that right now there is a rally gathering in dannemora outside of the prison. a rally of support for all the law enforcement officials who helped in the capture of david sweat. it s really this has captured our attention so much, jim, national attention about this escape. you know, people were talking about movies and books. how do we make sure that these guys don t become butch cassidy & the sundance kid and don t become folk heroes? right, well, i think your reporting today has been spot on on that. talking about just who they are. the reporters on the scene up there, nbc, talking about just who they are and how vicious they are and what killers they are, and they r
highlighting the resilience of survivors. the photographer s mission features dramatic images of dozens of people who have gone through life changing experiences but are emboldened dozens who have gone through life changing experiences but are em boldened to live. a teacher was inspired by her students who would memorialize their friends killed by gun violence making them what she called folk heroes. she thought about those that survived what s their status? they thought about their story photographing in the location they were shot. she wants to show how the physical wounds may heal but scars on the inside last forever. she also wants to spark a realistic conversation about gun violence across this country. cathy joining us now in studio. also from new orleans is sarah, one of the survivors featured in the project. thank you both laydyies for your